LadyBarbossa

Why... thank ye kindly, Patrick. Such a sweet gent. A good slew of us women enjoy keepin' ya gents upon your toes. Ooooh... I agree with ya, Kalum. There can be & is a happy medium between the fantasy fun & the historical accuracy. Heck.. the movies do it.. so can we.

You all don't give Norrington enough credit. (chuckle) Me thinks you'll all see the lad a mite differntly after the next film. (Hubba, Hubba!!) Poor Keira. Hmmm... a different light, huh, Bess? is that good or bad? Or should I say he's turning good or bad? Poor Norrington. Actually, I thought Norrington was spot on. VERY much the Gentleman. Which made him interesting. I was happy & some people I know were shocked .. that the Brits in their didn't appear to be fearful chickens or evil devils as portrayed in previous period films. Especially with Murtogg & Mulroy who are just FABULOUS! Groves & Gillette.. hehehe, they each play off Norrington so perfectly... Groves being great.. so sweet... & VERY handsome, too! Oh, aye! The minor characters like Pintel, Ragetti, Koehler, Twigg, Bo'sun, Jacoby, Mallot, Grapple (God rest his soul), Gibbs, AnaMaria, Cotton, Marty, Groves, Gillette, Murtogg, Mulroy, .. & a whole slew of others.. made the film a wild adventure as well! Adding to the principles so well! :) Just hoping & wishing to see more merchandise... mostly what I see out there is just Will & Jack - 2 tyles of shirts, the blanket throw, some stickers ( which amazingly enough I saw one sheet with more than just Jack & Will! OMG!).. LOVE the patch of the skull & crossed swords!.. & the Aztec Gold made available by Master Replicas? FABULOUS! Loving it... I wear it.. & people recognize it... "Hey! Pirates of the Caribbean"! A couple boys were like.. "Oh,no! She's cursed!" I got a good laugh out of that one. Just told them.. "No, not cursed. Just a pirate!"

Wicked! Keep me informed on that, Royaliste. Perhaps then there may be a pirate or nautical fest. :) I enjoyed "Ned Kelly" as it was kinda western-ish. Heath Ledger did a good job as Ned Kelly. Heath & Orlando just played off each other SOO well! I'd like to see those 2 in more movies together.

See, Longarm. Morgan would have them taught how to REALLY party. Being tied up in a basement.. cold, dark & damp.. is NO way to party... unless the cold was ice in the damp rum & coke in a dark room with a black light! ::Pats Morgan's back:: Poor, Morgan. Bloody bastards they are. Bad party blokes if you ask me for not throwin' ya a decent piractical celebration. Tis a crime to not party hearty in the proper piractical way. Maybe ol' Blackbeard needs to come & set them straight as well & show them a good celebration... like the one that lasts for DAYS! :)

...And the easily-slit-open corset! Let's not forget that! ... In fact, let's all think about io for a minute or two... or three... OK.. Pete... we'll have a specially made 18" Elizabeth Swann for ya... anatomically correct with the corset in velcro so as to rip it off her God knows how many times! Satisfied?

I'm hoping that one of the others will be Elizabeth. They need to make her in the majority of her outfits: the gold dress, the Barbossa dress & the Marines uniform. :) Though... Iron Bess mentioned a while ago about the need for Ragetti pictures. :) Just... looking forward to as many of the characters as possible! There are a LOT of them.

:::hugs:: my condolences, Will. Sorry to her about Amen. Poor thing. I know the feelin' of loosin' a pet. Lost Silver a month ago.. poor little fuzz. He was my baby, too. Wasn't even a year old, either! Just a kitten yet! ::Lights a candle for the kitty:: cats are a pirate's best friend.. they get rid of the bilge rats. Poor Amenhotep.... poor Will... Aye... salute to the pirate kitty!

:) AMEN, Sister! Why did that fashion have to fade away to only 200 - 300 years ago? ::le sigh:: The WHOLE weekend I am at a re-enactment, I have a smile upon my face. Yes.. men .. no matter what size, shape, age, etc... they ALL look good in 18th c attire. Be it fancy attire or shredded cloth hangin' on like you'd been through a tornado! Aye.. not much up this direction except the 19th c historically. But.. hopefully, changes will come about... cause I know a couple groups around Chicago who are expanding into F & I. :: le sigh:: we need to have pirate fests in Chicago around the time they have the tall ships visiting the area. I swear... nearly every year they have a couple come into the area.

Course they didn't have 882 pieces on the set.. everyone kept taking off with them! example,... Angus Barnett... guilty as charged! An here he's a good man under His Majesty's service... stopped the cursed pirates.. low & behold.. he's stolen one of the Aztec gold coins! Well... whoever dares to make the chest, I wish them well with that. Enjoying the merchandise... but it's not enough... alas.. all the merchandise out there is of Will & Jack! No Barbossa! No Elizabeth, no Norrington, no cursed pirates, or anyone else. Hence the standee I have of Barbossa is my greatest prize possession & favorite of all I have. Wish there were more Barbossa stuff... besides Will & Jack. Now.. just awaiting the little figurine.

Like that Captain Morgan commercial I saw a month or 2 back of everyon's leg permenantly stuck in that raised position like Morgan? Classic. :) Now.. did this happen around Fat Tuesday? Cause if it did.. & he has no beads or even anything to show he's been at a party... I'm inclined to agree with RumbaRue there.. IT'S NOT MORGAN! Somethings ALWAYS destroyed in his wake. :) This is beginning to remind me of the Garth Brooks song "Pina Colada"... if anyone remembers that one... plays a lot here, can't argue with it. "-Let's set sail with Captain Morgan, though we'll never leave dry land!-" I guess that's what they really did, didn't they?

:::in a devilish, tempting voice::: Take it... ya know ya want it.... Th' gooollldd ccaaaaaaaaaallllllss t' ya... So... who's gonna try to get 882 pieces of Aztec gold?

Baggy butt an' all! :) You gents look SOOO dashing $ sexy in those outfits. It makes attending these events SOO worth while. I tell ya though... the more authentic looking, the better. Even the baggy sloops are splendid. When at the Rev War events.... I am one HAPPY woman the whole weekend. I do not mind cooking, running to get firewood, etc. I'll be happy to wear my stays... with the gents all around wearing breeches. Though... whatever outfit I am wearing... I do my best to make sure it's got a high content if not 100% content of natural fibers... like cotton for example. granted most of my items are on average 80% authentic... but they are totally breathable to the point I'm not panting & sweating a river. Blame that on early training of attire & such... as I started out as a re-enactor & the Rev War community is pretty stiff on the authentic look. & I do... I keep my eyes open for items that look of the period... having seen some items from the Smithsonian to places out east at battlefields.. Williamsburg.. even to a travel exhibit that stopped here in Eastern Iowa a couple years ago.. & checking out books, looking online... It's tough... but... lately... it's doable! I've been flipping out with the near authentic items one can get away with.. like some chests from Hobby Lobby or Michaels... even Hancock fabrics... I spotted a couple items at Super Target that looked like it could pass for 18th items! I have more fun at re-enactments. Honestly & truly. Tomahawk throws... being on the battlefield.. cooking...sewing... even games.. oh, boy do we have fun in the evenings with a traveling tavern to sing songs at & drink & exchange stories! Safety is #1.. but we are adults & we mix pleasure with history quite well. Give me a re-enactment any day. Besides.. majority of the time.. it's also free food! Anyone around the Midwest want to give it a shot with the NWTa... more than welcome to! First even is in May. You can got LIV (Loyalist Irish Volunteers) which gives you a chance to chck out - for no more than 2 events - as many unis as possible to figure out which one works for you. Hehehe, though I won't lie.. would love to have ya join my unit... my commander would LOVE to have more bodies in uniform.

Oh, Lord. Ya know... if Morgan was real... think they would REALLY do that? I think it would be funny to have the pirates get involved to "hunt down" the kidnappers! :)

:: shakes head:: Nope... Though I hear ya, mate! Tis frustrating... cause I am more than eager to get my hands upon the mini-Barbossa! A good piratess friend of mine got me the Aztec gold that is now available from Master Replicas. It's fabulous! I HIGHLY recommend it! & More than worth the $15!!! But.. Aye.. eager to get a hold of the merchandise!

Oh, Aye, Sjöröveren!! That's what I am hoping. I know that there are crews around the Lakes... made an attempt to get ahold of them. Alas, those listed in No Quarter Given.... I got bouncing from cause the emails no longer existed. But.. I do hope that some are able to come. A couple I got through to are unable to come due to previous bookings. & I am waiting to hear back from a couple more. Spoke to Barbosa & he'd think a trial or 2 would be fun! I agree! I was thinkin' the same thing... though, I thought about the trial of Anne Bonney & Mary Read as well as Kidd & another pirate. Though a trial with Jack & Barbossa would be hilarious as well. Would like to get as many historical, fictional & created characters there. Good time for a summer Invasion. Plus.. we can always return as well. Give them as much publicity as possible. Mr. Breza is thrilled to have some pirate assistance. Royaliste... :: Shrugs:: I have no idea. To me.. that's not my business. Though, I have been told they are working on all those details. But if they have some awesome artifacts like a traveling exhibit with Am Rev War items that came to the Hoover Museum a couple years ago.. than it will beyond wickedly awesome! Here is another email Mr. Breza sent to me: Dear Lady Barbossa: I had been a reenactor of the French and Indian War time period for many years prior to starting to work for museums. I know from first hand experience what a joy it can be to be at a place where a great crowd of people are at who enjoy and appreciate the hard (fun) work that a reenactor does. I also have been, more often than not, on the bad end of things were an organizations is hosting a festival or event and they expect reenactors to show up, do a performance and then just leave...quite forgotten and with nothing to show for their time put in, not even a thank you. I do not plan to abuse the people who volunteer at the Oshkosh Public Museum. For Pirates who come to the museum for a scheduled event, such as the Saturday June 18th exhibit opening, we would like to offer a small amount to cover gasoline. In the past we have set out the finger food snacks, water and soda... as long as you do not stand in front of the public holding a can of Pepsi. Nothing says "swashbuckler" more than a can of Mountain Dew in one hand and a Mars bar in the other. The other fine temptation that I can dangle out there is maybe, maybe, maybe, maybe--- if we can fund it---a full color image on a t-shirt. Look at the cover of "On Stranger Tides" book to see the image I am talking about. In the past I have given out coffee mugs from the museum to each person as well as a that-day-only museum gift shop discount. This is still all quite loose as we are not sure of all the funding we need just to get the exhibit artifacts here and the props built. But that is the museum's problem and we are hard at work on that. So I would like to hear from you as to how many people would like to be here for an event? What would they like to do while here, meaning what can they do for the public that will be staring at them? Where are they coming from? Suggestions? Some basic info about what we cannot do: 1. No firing of guns, cannons, fireworks... as we are with in city limits and it takes a great deal of paperwork to allow for this. 2. No fire pits as we have to watch over the visitors here who do not know that a fire can burn you. Like wise we have heavy traffic here in the summer months and a hole in the lawn, even filled causes concern for us. 3. Drinking of anything alcoholic on our property is not allowed- inside or outside. This is due to insurance coverage. We get asked this about once every year as someone wants to host a party at the museum and we go around with this issue. Sorry, it just does not pay for the museum to pay out more for all the permits, watchful staff and insurance to warrant this. I look forward to hearing from you about all of this and the start of working towards a fun event(s). The file sent along with this message is a city bus sign that we run in Oshkosh. Sincerely, Michael Breza Assistant Director Oshkosh Public Museum 1331 Algoma Blvd Oshkosh WI 54901 phone 920-424-4750 email brezam@publicmuseum.oshkosh.net I know it's Mid-Feb ... & the exhibit is in June.. but.. trying to take tally & plan some things so he's not all that suprprised. Ideas anyone? Anyone willing to come as a Historical character? Fictional? I'm hoping to get Toby to Join us as Jack Sparrow... would like to see a Long John Silver there as well... perhaps some historical figures like Blackbeard, Stede Bonnet, Bart Roberts, Morgan (hehe, that be your queue Morgan! ).. Rackham, Kidd... Grace O'Malley, Anne Bonney & Mary Read... & whoever else.

Kmart here has a couple pirate posters... which I had to get for myself... on of a skull & crossed cutlasses with "Dead Men Tell No Tales".. & the other is a wicked looking skeletal pirate captain with a crow on his shoulder, a ghost ship & crew. Aye, there are some PotC posters: 1 of Will, 2 of Jack. But those other posters... I just adore! Hanging onto them until the day I can frame them properly! :)

The frock coat, eh? Not bad.. but I like the breeches! ::Swoons::: Lads an' gents.. have you ANY inkling of an idea what breeches do to us women? You all look SOOOO damn sexy in them! No matter what size or age you are... you gents look uber sexy in breeches! 'Course.. the attire of the 18th c is uber sexy! :)

Awww.. bummers.. was really looking forward to seein' the Bounty this year. Hmmm.. Well.. if it is.. they need to change their website then. Aye... I was wondering how in the bloody dickens that a tall ship would sail the Mississippi. The bridges are hellish & I know a good many of them between Davenport & St. Louis are rather low & old bridges. But.. HEY! That would be fabulous to see the Royaliste as well. :) Hmmm... makes we want to encourage someone to have another Tall Ships fest in Chicago... again. Hehehe, I also still think would be wicked that the Royaliste be used in PotC as well!

Me... I'm a re-enactor. The Faire holds little excitement for me. I admit it... being near a cannon & being on the battlefield.. it's calming to me... I crave it. I crave the action, the escape from the present to live the past. I know my outfit is not totally authentic... it's an aspect of childhood legend, lore & imagination that spurs it. As well as some other current outfits in the making. Though, I do really want to create a historical aspect of it .. to portray the few piratesses of the past. Or even to dress like the piratesses of the Pirates of the Spanish Main card game. Walking around about a faire acting goofy is not my cup of tea or bottle of rum. I'd rather be there in the faces of folks.. pilfering, plundering, rading... being a real pirate! Not just walking about smiling & lookin' pretty with a cool costume. To me.. it's not much the look of what we perceive is piracy... but what we do as pirates.

Me? I call my them my pirate attire. Maybe sometimes my pirate clothes or outfit.

Was checking out the wizkids website on more Pirates of the Spanish Main & Crimson Coast info... only to see another will be available in June! Pirates of the Revolution 3rd series in this constructable strategy game... focusing more on the American side... with some added twists like new events & more! Hehehe... I say ... KEEP 'EM COMIN'!! :)

Hmmm... Barbossa a nickname... having forgotten his real name. I find that hard to believe .. he being a witty & sharp minded man. Unless there was a part in his life where he got amnesia. I don't know... I can imagine crying out the name "Hector" during moments of passion. Besides... the greatest military mind in history was named Hector. & .. Hector meaning "holding fast". I can see him with that name. :) Sexy name, really. & here Johnny thought it was a perfect teasing name. Ahhhh... Aye, Charity. Jack may have a slew & harem of women... but us ladies who adore Barbossa... :::points to signature poster::: or I can point to some of the woman pirate characters from Pirates of the Spanish Main & Pirates of the Crimson Coast card game... he's the kind of man who would have those type of women at his side. Beautiful, deadly & cunning. The BRIDES of Barbossa! :: evil grinz:: So.. Bess... Barbossa's... "Covered".. huh? Oooooo.... Wonder if the mysterious "covering" is aliken to the Crimson Angel or Calico Cat from Pirates of the Spanish Main/Crimson Coast.

OOohh! "Ned Kelly" kicks butt & ROCKS! I believe that it was filmed before PotC. Aye, Heath Ledger is spectacular with Orlando Bloom & Geoffrey Rush... I LOVE that little bit at the end between Heath's character & Geoffrey's character.. with the hero's sash... so touching. Can't wait for PotC 2 & 3, Bess. Hope tings are going well. If you are able to disclose... have they started filming/production yet? Also... not sure you are able to answer this... doubtful.. but, gonna ask anyway... since I am still waiting on word from those in charge of the Bounty.... if you may PM me on what dates you know she will be used. I know that the HMS Bounty will be sailing the Mississippi this year.. & trying to make sure I can volunteer aboard her when she sails the Mississippi. Fabulous ship! It felt like home bein' on & below her decks.

:::Saunters in, a bit tired::: A Pepsi? What happened to the root beer? I'll take a rum an' coke.. if ya don't mind... :: Takes a seat; sits down & relaxes:: Here I be, Will. Looks like yer place if boomin'... No pun intended..

Aye... Best Buy.. Suncoast... Sam Goody... & they all give me this deer in the headlight look & won't bend over backwards to give it a shot. Rather pathetic in my opinion. When I know it's available.. they say it's not. Tried that with my family, too. I tell ya.... I hold the Barbossa name well. Bad luck.. cursed... Hmmm.. ::: has a pondering thought..::: The Goonies though... I adore it. Miss it like crazy... as much as Pirates of the Caribbean... since I haven't seen any of my movies since the fall. Though... I REALLY wish that Blockbuster & other video rental places would have more older films to rent. I love to rent first to see whether I want to buy the film or not. Also... I know a Mr Movies here has the complete set of Disney's "Return to Treasure Island" that was done in the 80's... very wicked! I love it! Adventure on both the high seas & inland!